IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:23.03.2026 Anjeev Singh alias Jeeva …... Petitioner V/s State of Punjab ...Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. Rajan Singh Dadwal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Harkanwar Jeet Singh, AAG, Punjab ****

JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. (Oral)

The prayer in the present petition under Section 528 BNSS (Section 482 Cr.P.C.) is for quashing of FIR No.100 dated 09.06.2019 under Sections 379, 411, 34 PC (corresponding Sections 303(2), 317(2), 3(5) BNS) registered at Police Station Sadar Jagraon, District Ludhiana Rural (Annexure P-1) qua the petitioner with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom as the main accused has been acquitted vide a judgment dated 02.02.2026 (Annexure P-6) passed by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jagraon in the aforementioned FIR.

2. The brief facts of the case are that an FIR No. 100 dated 09.06.2019 under Sections 379, 411, 34 IPC, Police Station Sadar Jagraon, came to be registered against the accused (including the petitioner) and reads as under:-

SHO, Police Station Sadar Jagraon, "Jai Hind", today, 1 ASI alongwith ASI Sharanjit Singh No.296, ASI Bagga Singh 268, Head Constable Jarnail Singh No.194, C-2 Baljinder Singh No. 564 in government vehicle No.PB10CD-0680 which was being driven by Head Constable Gurdeep Singh No.210, were going from Gurusar Gate to village Galib Kalan for patrolling and checking of suspicious persons. Then, the special informer informed separately that Satwinder Singh alias Satta son of Baldev Singh son of Ajit Singh, Jagjit Singh alias Jagga son of Charan Singh son of Channan Singh, residents of Talwandi Khurd, police station Dakha, District Ludhiana, Gurdeep Singh son of Bant Singh son of Sucha Singh and Anjeev Singh alias Jeeva son of Harjinder Singh son of Atma Singh, residents of Sherpur Kalan, police station Sadar Jagraon, District Ludhiana, who are in the habit of stealing and reselling motorcycles. Who even today are riding on stolen motorcycles and trying to sell them. Who are now coming from village Kokri Kalan to village Galib Kalan on stolen motorcycles. If a blockade is made now at the Mutt Chownk, Village Galib Kalan, then the said persons can be caught alongwith the stolen motorcycles and more stolen motorcycles can be recovered from them. The information is true and reliable, a Rukka for registration of case under Section 379,411,34 of the IPC against the above-mentioned person is being sent to the police station by hand through C-2 Baljinder Singh No.564. The case be registered and the number of the case should be informed. The DCR should be informed through Wireless. Special reports should be sent to the higher officers. I, ASI alongwith my accompanying employees is going for barricading at Mutt Chownk of Village Galib Kalan. Today, within the area of link road at Galib Kalan at 6:45 PM. Sd/-Rajwinderpal Singh, Incharge, Chownki Galib Kalan, Police tation Sadar Jagraon. Dated 09.06.2019. Today, receipt of aforesaid rukka at Police Station, the case is being registered against the aforesaid under aforesaid offences. The record is being completed. Original rukka alongwith the FIR will be sent to ASI Rajwinderpal Singh, In-charge of Police Chowki Ghalib Kalan at the spot through C-2 Baljinder Singh No.564. Special reports are being prepared and sent to the higher officers and Duty Magistrate Sahib by hand through Constable Harjit Singh 626. Information is being given at DCR. xx xx xx xx xx

3. During the course of the Trial, the petitioner initially appeared regularly but later, he did not appear before the concerned Court on 05.08.2024. Notices were issued to him. However, he did not appear in pursuance to those notices. Subsequently, non-bailable warrants were also issued. Later, he alongwith his co-accused, namely, Jagjit Singh @ Jagga were declared proclaimed persons vide order dated 24.03.2025 (Annexure P- 5). Meanwhile, his co-accused/Satwinder Singh @ S